Lesotho wool growers march despite ‘grace period’
Several thousand Lesotho wool and mohair farmers gathered in the capital Maseru on Friday to march to the country’s parliament to hand over a memorandum.
Domestic honeybee diseases threaten wild bumblebees
Bee populations around the world are in decline, among them many species of wild bumblebees.
Protracted Oak Valley Estate protest deadlocks over wages
A protest by farmworkers outside Oak Valley Estate near Grabouw is now in its seventh week. The strike action is being led by the Commercial, Stevedoring, Agricultural and Allied Workers...
US pork lobby calls for relaxation of gene-editing regulations
The National Pork Producers’ Council in the US has petitioned the US Food and Drug Association (FDA) to relax regulations with regard to gene-editing technology in livestock.
Call for loans to distressed mohair growers
The Mohair Trust will consider making its stabilisation fund available to assist South Africa’s mohair farmers, who are currently reeling from the effects of adverse weather conditions, according to Davey...
Prison service investigates large-scale livestock thefts
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) was currently investigating several cases of theft of agricultural livestock at its St Albans and Middledrift correctional centres in the Eastern Cape.
Indigenous crop seed bank for North West
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DARD) recently expanded its seed bank project to the North West. This was the third seed bank project in the country,...
EU and US reach agreement on hormone-free beef imports
In a bid to defuse transatlantic trade tensions, the EU last week agreed to allow US farmers a larger share of the European beef market.
Second SONA of 2019 lacks detail on implementation – analysts
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the year in Parliament on Thursday has been met with some scepticism, with many analysts saying the address was...
Russia bans public sector from using imported wine
In a bid to protect domestic winemaking, the Russian government has placed a ban on public bodies purchasing imported wine.
Cost pressures weigh on food prices in first quarter of 2019
The exchange rate of the rand against major currencies along with higher commodity prices had played a significant role in the 0,3% month-on-month (m/m) increase in the consumer price index.
Challenging economic climate drives used machinery sales
While nationwide sales of new tractors and combine harvesters have taken a knock this year, demand for used agricultural machinery is strong.
